Stem cell breakthrough gives new hope to sufferers of muscle-wasting diseases
Thursday, March 5, 2009 - 10:56
in Health & Medicine
An experimental procedure that dramatically strengthens stem cells' ability to regenerate damaged tissue could offer new hope to sufferers of muscle-wasting diseases such as myopathy and muscular dystrophy, according to researchers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW).
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